The attack drone is
capable of operating under electronic counter-measures amid the full loss of
satellite navigation signals.
MOSCOW, January 28.
/TASS/. Russia has test-fired weapons from a small interceptor/attack drone, a
source in the defense industry told TASS on Monday.
"During the
continued flight trials of the Karnivora drone, the use of the ammunition load
was tested: the attack weapons and nets for the interception of other
drones," the source said.
As TASS reported
earlier, in its attack configuration, the Karnivora will be capable of using,
in particular, various high-explosive fragmentation grenades and small-caliber
anti-tank air bombs.
As the source added,
"after the factory trials are over, there are plans to test the operation
of the Karnivora strike drone in combat conditions. The source declined to give
the details of the drone’s tests in a combat environment.
TASS has no official
confirmation of this information yet.
The Karnivora small
strike drone (from the Latin Carnivora) has been developed by Micran research
and production company.
The drone is designed
to intercept other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using net guns (the net
captures a hostile drone and lands it with a parachute), conduct reconnaissance
and also strike ground targets. It can take off from rough sites and hover for
10-15 hours.
The drone has a wing
span of 5 meters, a maximum takeoff weight of 40 kg and a flight speed of up to
150 km/h.
The attack drone is
capable of operating under electronic counter-measures amid the full loss of
satellite navigation signals. The UAV has a large cargo hold (35 liters) and a
sliding wing for balance control. The Karnivora is also capable of performing
missions in an autonomous mode.
Source: ITAR-TASS
28-01-2019
